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21.03.2022 / 05:07
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‘North By Northwest’ Is A Hitchcockian delight
North By Northwest, the stage adaption of the classic 50s Hitchcock film, is a play filled with slick acting and even slicker production values.Starring David Campbell as Roger O. Thornhill and directed by Simon Phillips, this thrilling ride of mistaken identity plays out in typical Hitchcockian suspense, driven by an atmospheric soundtrack and clever use of projection to give the audience an intimate, birds-eye-view of the action.Set against the backdrop of the Cold War with talk of Russian spies and double-double agents, the themes seems vaguely familiar considering the high-stakes challenges the world faces in 2022, which adds a dimension of surreal familiarity.Starting in a hotel bar in New York City, the action takes the audience on a wild journey across several near-death experiences, an intrigue filled train trip to Chicago, a game of hit-the-deck with a crop duster and culminates in a harrowing scramble across a President’s face on North Dakota’s Mount Rushmore.The cast of many characters, aptly played by a cast of surprisingly few, are all polished actors of incredible skill with impressive credits to all their names but special mention, of course, must go to the star of the show, David Campbell, playing Roger O.
